soon towards rear and outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, effort to challenge over 1f out, every chance when ridden and carried head awkwardly inside final furlong, not quicken and held final 75 yards
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impresion with front pair
led narrowly, driven and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair when lost place inside final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and behind
in rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 4th near finish, no chance with leaders
pressed leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out, held on well under pressure inside final furlong
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A few of these are of interest but TARBOOSH travelled with some purpose before failing to quicken up in the final furlong last time and the decision to revert to 6f can be rewarded as he surely has plenty of improvement to come after just a couple of runs. Stable companion Symposium is also respected but it wouldn't surprise to see another lightly-raced type in Evenlode emerge as the main danger stepped to this trip for the first time. He has also bagged the rails draw but will need to get out quickly against more experienced types to maximise that advantage. Top of The Bank and Operative probably need to progress again from last-time wins and Rosealee would be of note if able to translate consistent all-weather to the Turf.
Operative 3-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, not much room over 3f out, soon led, clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Redcar 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun beating Hilary J (9-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Tarboosh 2-1fav (9-1) Raced freely in mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind George William (9-2) at Haydock 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Symposium 5-1 (8-13) In touch, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Inland Sea (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in May.
Evenlode (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on and held close home, won at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun beating Futoon (9-0), 10 ran.
Ballylare 14-1 (9-5) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gravity Flow (9-0) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Ancient Astronaut 7-1 (9-7) Mid-division and keen, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 10l behind Like No Other (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Roll On Rory 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along halfway, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Highly Sprung (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Top of The Bank 6-4fav (9-2) Made all, switched right to race against stand rail over 2f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Thirsk 6f mdn stks (6) gd in Apr beating Sciarra (8-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Rosealee (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, progress on inside to lead over 1f out, stayed on strongly, driven out, won at Lingfield 5f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Just Glamorous (9-2) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
